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Council approves block-grant allocations (CDBG) in committee-backed measure, chair cites $5.34 million in awards

3336100 · May 16, 2025
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Summary

The City Council approved, on first reading, a slate of community development block grant (CDBG) awards and related grants the committee recommended, with the committee chair saying roughly $5,340,000 was allocated to priority projects.

The Providence City Council on May 15 approved, for the first time on a roll call vote, a set of community development block grant (CDBG) and related allocations the city’s funding committee recommended.

Mary Kay Harris, chair of the committee overseeing those grants, described the process at length and said the committee prioritized projects serving low-income neighborhoods with programs in community health, food…

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